Cycling Training Tips

Basic Principles of Cycling Training for Beginners – If you are a hard working cyclist, you deserve to achieve good results with the work you do. You don’t (necessarily) have to train more or harder to achieve better results. If you get the right structure with proper amounts of interval training on the right days, there is a good chance that you will improve fast and continue doing so. And yes, I certainly believe interval training should be in every training program – also when planning cycling training for beginners.

3 Effective Indoor Cycling Workouts – For most riders the winter season is a boring time with indoor training like spinning, home trainer or stationary bicycling. I think it is boring too, and therefore I have invented a couple of training programs which have proved to be very effective and short in time.

Age is No Barrier to Cycling Training – Getting older… it happens to us all. Most people are content to pick up their pipe and slippers, and enjoy a more relaxing, sedentary lifestyle in their twilight years. Pottering about in the garden might be the sum total of their exercise regime. But if you are passionate about sport, keeping fit and challenging yourself to greater heights then hitting the age of 50 is probably the perfect time to set yourself a new goal.

How Much Time Does Extra Weight Cost on Alpe d´Huez? – Ever wondered how much difference it would make if you made your bike lighter? I guess most serious riders once in while have concerns about their bikes whether they are light enough. As previously described the bike weight has impact on performance – especially during climbing. In this experiment one rider did the Alpe d’Huez four times with different setups. He was supposed to keep a pace around 275w on all four rides. The test bike was a Pinarello Prince equipped with Shimano Dura Ace and SRM crank.

47 Ways To Become a Better Race Rider – We can always find ways to boost our performance. In fact, the smallest improvements can make a huge difference to serious riders. If you have a race coming up, take a look at the following skills/tips. Are you applying them all to your training and racing? If not, now is the time for some serious self-analysis…

The Ultimate Guide to Time Trial Training – If you’re serious about getting faster, beating your quickest time over a particular course and completing the perfect time trial, getting every little detail right is absolutely crucial, especially with regards to pacing, aerodynamics, preparation and technique. So before you saddle up, here is my own ”time trial bible” to give you a kick-start…